The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences is to facilitate the learning of a large and varied student population, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, and natural and mathematical sciences through a range of research activities that befit a flagship, land-grant university. College faculty teach graduate students seeking advanced degrees in over thirty different programs, undergraduates seeking Bachelors degrees in two dozen majors, and a host of students from across the campus who take required and elective courses in English, mathematics, sciences, world languages, and many other subjects. Because the College of Arts & Sciences builds the foundations of advanced study in every field, it addresses the core educational needs of every student in the university.